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Technologies for Sustainable Shipping in the Polar Regions
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Technologies for Sustainable Shipping in the Polar Regions

A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Ocean Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 September 2023) | Viewed by 2093

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Aleksander A. Kondratenko

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
Interests: decarbonization; arctic ships; sustainable shipping; optimization
Dr. Luofeng Huang

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School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK
Interests: arctic engineering; ocean sustainability; renewable energy; maritime decarbonisation
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Dr. Fang Li

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School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Interests: ice mechanics; ice-structure interaction; ice loads; ice navigation; ship performance in ice
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Dr. Sasan Tavakoli

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
Interests: fluid–structure interaction in the ocean; hydrodynamic of high-speed boats; wave–ice interactions; water waves; ocean renewable energy; polar seas
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Dr. Spyros Hirdaris

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Department of Mechanical Engineering (Maritime Technology), Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
Interests: wave loads; ship dynamics; ship safety in design and operations; emerging technologies; risk management; sustainability

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

There is significant shipping in cold regions with extended ice cover, including the Arctic, the Antarctic, and other warmer regions, such as the Bay of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland. Moreover, Climate Change contributes to the further development of polar shipping routes by more favorable ice conditions expected in the future. However, operating a ship in ice is energy-consuming and requires developing advanced technologies for environmentally friendly shipping, yet accounting for other sustainability domains, e.g., safety and economic efficiency. Studying the environmental domain of sustainability is especially relevant for the Arctic, considering its sensitive ecosystem and the local effect of air pollution, although accounting for safety and economic efficiency contributes to a healthy and prosperous society.

This Special Issue invites theoretical and applied contributions, developing innovative technologies for environmentally friendly, safe, and cost-efficient ships and maritime transport systems operating in ice.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

  • Polar conceptual ship design for sustainability;
  • Alternative propulsion and energy technologies for polar ships;
  • Decision-making tools for sustainable shipping;
  • Sustainable optimization of polar ship design;
  • Sustainable routing of a ship in ice;
  • Tools and methods for sustainable icebreaker assistance;
  • Technologies for simulation of ship performance in ice contributing to decarbonization;
  • Application of AI for sustainable shipping;
  • Sustainable autonomous ice-going ships.

Dr. Aleksander A. Kondratenko
Dr. Luofeng Huang
Dr. Fang Li
Dr. Sasan Tavakoli
Dr. Spyros Hirdaris
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • arctic green technologies
  • arctic design
  • sustainable polar shipping
  • decarbonizing

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Selecting Appropriate Energy Source Options for an Arctic Research Ship
by Mikael Palmén, Ajda Lotrič, Aleksi Laakso, Victor Bolbot, Mia Elg and Osiris A. Valdez Banda
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2023, 11(12), 2337; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11122337 - 11 Dec 2023
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Interest in more sustainable energy sources has increased rapidly in the maritime industry, and ambitious goals have been set for decreasing ship emissions. All industry stakeholders have reacted to this with different approaches including the optimisation of ship power plants, the development of [...] Read more.
Interest in more sustainable energy sources has increased rapidly in the maritime industry, and ambitious goals have been set for decreasing ship emissions. All industry stakeholders have reacted to this with different approaches including the optimisation of ship power plants, the development of new energy-improving sub-systems for existing solutions, or the design of entirely novel power plant concepts employing alternative fuels. This paper assesses the feasibility of different ship energy sources for an icebreaking Arctic research ship. To that end, possible energy sources are assessed based on fuel, infrastructure availability and operational endurance criteria in the operational area of interest. Promising alternatives are analysed further using the evidence-based Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) method. Then, a more thorough investigation with respect to the required fuel tank space, life cycle cost, and CO2 emissions is implemented. The results demonstrate that marine diesel oil (MDO) is currently still the most convenient solution due to the space, operational range, and endurance limitations, although it is possible to use liquefied natural gas (LNG) and methanol if the ship’s arrangement is radically redesigned, which will also lead to reduced emissions and life cycle costs. The use of liquefied hydrogen as the only energy solution for the considered vessel was excluded from the potential options due to low volumetric energy density, and high life cycle and capital costs. Even if it is used with MDO for the investigated ship, the reduction in CO2 emissions will not be as significant as for LNG and methanol, at a much higher capital and lifecycle cost. The advantage of the proposed approach is that unrealistic alternatives are eliminated in a systematic manner before proceeding to detailed techno-economic analysis, facilitating the decision-making and investigation of various options in a more holistic manner. Full article
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